· 2/9/1983
New York Life Insurance Co. v. Connecticut Development Authority and Minority Equity Capital Corp., and Rupert C. Sterling
Citations
- 700 F.2d 91
- 35 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1584
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 30652
How courts have described this case
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- finding default of two of three interpleader defendants obviated need for judicial determination of the answering defendant’s entitlement to funds
- court properly ordered disposition of disputed funds in interpleader action even though competing claimants had defaulted
- default of two of three interpleader defendants obviated need for judicial determination of answering de- fendant's entitlement to funds
- “[T]his bifurcation is not mandatory . . . the entire action may be disposed of at one time.”
- policy beneficiaries’ “defaults did not make the interpleader action inappropriate but merely expedited its conclusion by obviating the normal second stage.”
- default of interpleader defendants expedited conclusion of interpleader action by obviating need for judicial determination of answering defendant’s entitlement to stake
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Judges: Friendly, Kearse, Pratt
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